The search for a missing Lumberton teenager is entering its second week and police are short on information about what happened to the boy.

Rumors that John Rao had been found began circulating Hardin County and social media late Thursday. Police said Friday morning that Rao had not been found, and those rumors were untrue.

Sgt. Kenneth Powell said Rao disappeared sometime in the night between Jan. 6 and Jan. 7 from his grandparent's home in Lumberton. When he left, Powell said he didn't take anything in his room with him, except a poster.

His clothes and cell phone were left behind.

Rao has family in Arizona, and authorities thought initially he was headed that way. As of Thursday morning, though, those family members hadn't seen him.

The teen is typically very active on Facebook and social media, but his accounts haven't been touched since he disappeared, the sergeant said.

In many cases, it isn't unusual for a teenager to disappear for a day or two before turning up at a friends house, Powell said.

Law enforcement across the state has been alerted to keep an eye out for him and he's been added to a missing persons database, Powell said.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Lumberton authorities at 409-755-3400 or kpowell@lumbertonpd.com.